Harvester



(No'lv iodleL) J. K. WORTHINGTON.

HARVESTER.

No. 360,835. Patented Apr. 5 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES K. VVORTHINGTOR'OF KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI.

HARVESTE R.

SPEC IPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,835 dated April 5,1887.

I Application filed March 12, 1884. Serial No. 123,928. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES K. WoR'rHING- TON, of Kirkwood, St. Louiscounty, Missouri, have made a new and useful Improvement in Harvesters,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of aharvester having the improvement; Fig. 2, a similar view in perspective,but showing the bundle-carrier opened; and Figs. 3 to 10, details, Fig.3 being a side elevation of the pedal used in operating thebundle-carrier; Fig. 4,'a side elevation of'one of the bundlecarrierhinges; Fig. 5, a similar elevation, but showing the bundle-carrier armlifted out of its bearing; Fig. 6, aviewin perspective of the connectionbetween the bundle-carrier and the lever for operating it; Fig. 7, aview in perspective of the inner end of one of the bundle-carrier arms;Fig. 8, a side elevation showing one of the arms to which the board thatforms the inner side of the bundlecarrier is hinged Fig. 9, an elevationsimilar to that last named, but showing the board turned upward upon itshinges; and Fig. 10, a view in perspective of the upper portion of thesupport of the lever for operating the bundle-carrier.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts. Y

The present invention is an improvement in that class of harvesterswhich have what are termed bundle-carriers.

The improvement relates to the construction and mode of operating thebundle'carrier.

A represents the harvester. modified by the improvement, the harvesteris of the usual description.

B represents the binder. 0 represents the drivers seat. These parts ofthe construction, as well as the harvester as a whole, are shown in ageneral way only, the details of the construction being familiar and notessential to an understanding of the present improvement.

D represents the bundle-carrier. The movable portion thereof is composedmainly of a series of rods, (2 d, which are shaped substantially asshown'in Figs. 1, 2, and connected by the cross-bars cl d, whichconstitute a frame for the rods, serving both to properly Saving asconnect the rods and also to enable them to be moved as one part inoperating the carrier. The portion (1 of the rods constitutes part ofthe bottom of the carrier, and the portion (1* constitutes the outerside of the carrier. This movable portion of the carrier is adapted toopen away from and to close toward the stationary side (2 of thecarrier. To this end the movable portion is provided with the arms (1(1, Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5. These arms at their inner ends are bent sidewise,substantially as shown in Fig. 7, so as to form journals d, which areadapted to rest so that they can be rotated in the bearings e e in thearms E E, which project from the harvester A, as shown in Figs. 1, 2. 4F represents a lever pivoted at f to the harvester. It is connected atits outer end with the bundle-carrier, and its innerend extends suitablyto come into the region of the drivers position. A rope, G, extends fromthe lever F downward to pedal H, Figs. 1, 2, 3. This pedal is hinged athto a suitable bearing upon the harvester. When the driver desires toopen the bundlecarrier in order to discharge its contents upon theground, he depresses the pedal with his foot. This causes the inner endof the lever F to be drawn downward.

The lever F is madein two parts, f f which are hinged together at f Whenthe inner end of the lever F is drawn downward, as described, the leveropens at the joint f in manner similar to the opening of arule-joint,causing the bundle-carrier arms to turn in the bearings e e and themovable portion of the bundle-carrier to open away from the, stationaryportion, as shown in Fig. 2.

The lever F is preferably connected with the bundle-carrier as follows:The part 1" of the lever is, preferably by means of the hook d and eye f(shown in Figs. 2, 6,) jointed to the upper crossbar, d, of the carrier.This enables the lever and movable part of the carrier to turn upon eachother as the carrier is operated, and also enables the lever to bedetached from the carrier when desired. After the carrier has beenopenedin the manner described sufficiently to enable its load to bedischarged upon the ground, the driver withdraws the pressure from thepedal, whereupon the movable portion of the carrier swings backwardagain in the bearings e e'and closes against the stationary side (Z intoposition to receive another load. Owing to the rule-jointf, the carrierremains locked in a closed position until the driver depresses thepedal, as described.

Should the bundle-carrier, in the movement of the harvester over theground, encounter any obstacle on the ground, the difliculty is obviatedby the rising of thejournals d d in the bearings e e, as follows: a 6'represent hooks pivoted at e e to the bars E E, and adapted to hookaround, and thereby engage with the journals d (i substantially as shownin Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5. Then, when the journals lift, as described, fromthe bearings e e, the hooks e c are lifted with the journals, as shownin Fig. 5, and serve both to keep the movable portion of the bundle inconnection with the arms E E, and also, when the obstacle is passed, toguide the journals downward and backward into the bearings e 0 again.The driver may also operate the leverby taking hold directly upon it orby means of a rope, I, which may extend from the inner end of the leverdown ward to within reach of the driver, substantially as shown inFig. 1. By drawing this last-named rope the lever F is tilted and thecarrier opened, as above described.

The support for the fulcrum f is preferably a tripod, J, Figs. 1, 2, 10.Two, j j, of the tripod-legs project from the part a of the harvester.The other leg, j, of the tripod is supported from the binder-frame I).As the binderframe in many harvesters is adjustable in the direction ofthe longitudinal axis of the harvester, the leg j is pivoted at j orotherwise suitably constructed, so as to permit of the adjustment of thebinder-frame, as described.

The stationary side (Z of the bundle-carrier is preferably in the formof a board, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 9, and it is attached to the arms KK, which project from the harvester-frame. As the stationary part (1" ofthe carrier is also liable to encounter an obstruction, it is preferablyhinged, as at k k, to the arms K K. This enables the board d to lift, asshown in Fig. 9, when the obstacleis encountered, and to drop back againinto the positions shown in Figs. 1,2,8 after the obstacle has beenpassed. If the rods d dd, especially attheirinner ends, d encounter anyobstacle, they can spring and yield independently of each other. Thelever F can be readily disengaged by unhooking the eyef.

I claim- 1. The combination of the harvester A, the bundle-carrier D,the fulcrum f, and the lever F, whose parts are jointed together bymeans of a rule-joint, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the harvester A, the binder-frame b, thebundle-carrier D, the fulcrum f, and the lever F, said fulcrum beingsupported partly from the binder-frame I),

substantially as described.

8. In combination with the harvester A and binder B, the tripod J, theleg?" of said tripod being secured to and supported by the binder, andat the top being pivoted to the other legs of the tripod, substantiallyas described.

4. The bundle carrier D, whose movable portion is attached to the arms EE, which project from the harvester, and are braced by the arms K K,which also support the side of the bundle carrier, substantially as described.

5. The bundle-carrier D, having its inner side, (1", hinged at k, torise and fall independently of the main portion of the bundleearrier, asand for the purpose described.

6. The combination of the arms E E, the bundle-carrier arms d d, and thehooks c e, as and for the purpose described.

JAMES K. \VORTHINGTON.

\Vitnesses:

O. D. Bloom, 0. E. HUNT.

